}
        hexCode = (( src[srcIndex + TYPE_OFFSET] & 0xFF ) - 0x41 ) << 4;
        hexCode |= (( src[srcIndex + TYPE_OFFSET + 1] & 0xFF ) - 0x41 ) & 0x0F;
        return SCOPE_OFFSET + readScopeWireFormat( src, srcIndex + SCOPE_OFFSET );
    }
    int writeScopeWireFormat( byte[] dst, int dstIndex ) {
        if( scope == null ) {
            dst[dstIndex] = (byte)0x00;
            return 1;
        }

        this.hexCode = ( ( src[ srcIndex + TYPE_OFFSET ] & 0xFF ) - 0x41 ) << 4;
        this.hexCode |= ( ( src[ srcIndex + TYPE_OFFSET + 1 ] & 0xFF ) - 0x41 ) & 0x0F;
        return SCOPE_OFFSET + readScopeWireFormat(src, srcIndex + SCOPE_OFFSET);
    }


    int writeScopeWireFormat ( byte[] dst, int dstIndex ) {
        if ( this.scope == null ) {
            dst[ dstIndex ] = (byte) 0x00;
            return 1;